This show is part of our Classical Music Concert Series!
About: A Barns of Rose Hill favorite, Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation.
A laureate of the Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud and the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions, Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the Baltimore Symphony, the National Philharmonic, and the National Symphony, and has performed with numerous conductors, including Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, and Piotr Gajewski.
The Washington Post has written: “One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth.”
For many years, Ganz has made it his mission to join vivid music making with warmth and intimacy onstage to produce a new kind of listening experience, in which great works come to life with authentic emotional power. As one of Belgium's leading newspapers, La Libre Belgique, put it, "We don't have the words to speak of this fabulous musician who lives music with a generous urgency and brings his public into a state of intense joy.”
Ganz is on the piano faculty of St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he is artist-in-residence, and is also a member of the piano faculty of the Peabody Conservatory. He is also the artist-editor of the Schirmer Performance Edition of Chopin’s Preludes (2005).
Recital Program:
Featuring the work of Polish composer, Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Polonaise in A major, Op. 40, No. 1
Mazurka in B minor, Op. 33, No. 4
Nocturne in G major, Op. 37, No. 2
Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51
Brian will take 2 Chopin requests from the audience
Intermission
Brian will take 2 more Chopin requests from the audience
12 Etudes, Op. 25 (excerpts)
Date & Time: Friday, January 12, 2024. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the concert starts at 7:00 PM.
Ticket Price: All tickets are general admission. $25 in advance until 3:00 PM on the day of the event. $30 at the door. Children 12 years and below are free when accompanied by an adult.
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